Articles

• Labor
• Birthing/Pushing Positions
• Pain Management
• Fetal Position
• Childbirth Classes/Methods
• Who and Where?
• Episiotomies/Tearing
• Post-Partum & the Newborn
• Miscellaneous
• In the News

Labor:

• Signs of Labor
• Stages of Labor
• Overcoming Labor Fears
• Baths in Early Labor
• Castor Oil to Encourage Labor?
• Avoiding Inductions
• Mucous Plug
• Stripping Membranes
• Sex as a trigger for labor?
• Labor Begins on Its Own: Tips for Avoiding Labor Induction
• Black Cohosh for Inducing Labor
• Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale
• Susun Weed's Meditation for Relaxation During Labor
• Creative Uses for Aromatherapy During Labor
• Aromatherapy Recipes for Labor and Childbirth
• Protect Your Baby From Group B Strep
• What does "station" mean?
• Length of Subsequent Labors
• Subsequent Labors: Are they easier?
• Management of Subsequent Birth Following a Prior Fast Labor & Birth

• Pushing Positions by Connie Banack, CLD
• Birthing Positions ~ a message board archive

Pain Management:

• Epidural Video
• Self-Hypnosis for Childbirth ~ a message board archive
• Hypnosis for Childbirth: What Is It and Does It Work?
• Advantages and Disadvantages of an Epidural
• Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural
• Epidural Anesthesia and Breastfeeding
• Headaches After Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia
• Tattoos and Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia
• Epidural Combined With Other Forms of Pain Management
• Labor Pain Perception
• Epidural Experiences
• Spinal, Epidural, and Combined Spinal Epidural Techniques: A Comparison
• VBAC and Epidurals
• Anesthesia for Planned Cesarean
• Petrified of Being Awake During C-Section
• Read our interview with Sanjay Datta, MD, one of the top obstetric anesthesiologists in the United States. He answered several questions from StorkNet members.

Fetal Position:

• A Baby in the Breech Presentation
• What is the Webster Technique for turning breech babies?
• Tips for Turning a Breech Baby
• Breech at 35 Weeks
• Footling Breech Delivery
• Footling Breech Baby
• External Version for Breech Baby
• Posterior Labor - A Pain in the Back!; Its Prevention and Cure
• Baby is Sunny Side Up
• Posterior Presentation
• Getting Baby to Drop

Childbirth Classes/Methods:

• Childbirth Classes Survey
• Hypnosis for Childbirth: What Is It and Does It Work?
• Self-Hypnosis for Childbirth ~ a message board archive

Who and Where?:

• Creating a Positive Hospital Experience
• How can I have a low-intervention hospital birth?
• Ten Questions for Hospitals
• Choosing a Birth Center: Ten Questions to Ask
• Who Will Deliver Your Baby?
• What Is a Doula?
• What kinds of questions should I ask a potential doula during an interview?
• Husbands and Doulas
• Finding a Doula
• Affording the Cost of Hiring a Doula
• Are Doulas Necessary?
• What is a Midwife?
• Midwifery: The Art of Doing "Nothing" Well
• What is a good gift for maternity/labor nurses? ~ our members share what they've given their favorite L&D nurses.

Episiotomies/Tearing:

• Get Through Childbirth in One Piece!
• Are Episiotomies Necessary? ~ a message board archive
• Preventing an Episiotomy
• Episiotomy vs Tearing
• Third Degree Tearing
• Episiotomy Scar Problems

• What's an APGAR Test and Why is it Performed?
• Marijke's After-Birth Sitz Bath
• First 24 Hours Postpartum ~ StorkNet members share their wisdom Managing Your Energy After Childbirth
• Afterbirth pains
• Post Delivery Contractions
• Postpartum Bleeding
• Postpartum Visit Checklist
• Emotional Recovery: Postpartum Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Postpartum Depression
• Right-Away Emotions
• Why Exercise is Important after Baby

• Preparing Your Hospital Bag
• What to Wear, What to Wear (during labor)
• Things You Can Do to Avoid An Unnecessary Cesarean
• A Birth Ball Can Make Pregnancy and Birth More Comfortable
• Narrow Pelvis
• What Can I Expect When I'm Past My Due Date?
• Encouraging Labor to Start
• Baby Too Big?
• Sex After Childbirth With Episiotomy
• Sex After Childbirth
• Scleral Hemorrhage
• Self Internal Exams
• VBAC ~ a delicate thread ~ a message board archive
• Request a Cesarean?
• 41 Week NST, Ultrasound & Biophysical Profile - what to expect?
• Forceps or Vacuum Extraction
• Ten Things Your Prenatal Instructor Won't Tell You
• Exercising Your Pelvic Muscles - aka Kegel Exercises
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Bladder Control
• Waterbirth Expert Barbara Harper, R.N., author of Gentle Birth Choices answers StorkNet member questions about waterbirth, homebirth, birthing positions, midwives, vaginal birth after cesarean, birth centers and much, much more.

In the News:

• Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Increase in Percentage of Births by C-Section in United States
• Women Receiving Epidural Early in Labor No More Likely To Have C-Section Than Women Receiving Epidural Later, Study Says
• Inducing Labor Before 39 Weeks Gestation Increases Risk of Delivery Complications, Health Problems Among Infants, Study Says
• Submersion in Water During Early Labor May Reduce Pain, Stress, Improve Birth Experience, Study Says
• Low-risk deliveries in a collaborative care birth center have outcomes similar to hospital deliveries by obstetricians
• Later admission in labor and collaborative care increase spontaneous vaginal delivery in low-risk women
• Episiotomy During Delivery More Common Among Private Obstetricians Than at Teaching Hospitals, Study Says
• Epidural Pain Relief During Labor Does Not Increase Chance of C-Section
• Women With Continuous Labor Support Less Likely To Undergo C-Section, Require Pain Medication
• Episiotomies Do Not Reduce Risk of Injury to Infants During Complicated Childbirth, Study Says